constricts

英 [kənˈstrɪkts]

美 [kənˈstrɪkts]

v.  (使)紧缩，缩窄; 限制; 限定; 抑制; 约束
constrict的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(身体部位，尤指喉咙)收紧，收缩
  If a part of your body, especially your throat,is constrictedor if itconstricts, something causes it to become narrower.
  1. Severe migraine can be treated with a drug which constricts the blood vessels...
     严重的偏头疼可以用一种收缩血管的药物进行治疗。
  2. My throat constricted, so that I had to concentrate on breathing.
     我的嗓子发紧，所以我不得不把注意力集中在呼吸上。
• VERB 限制;束缚;约束
  If somethingconstrictsyou, it limits your actions so that you cannot do what you want to do.
  1. She objects to the tests the Government's advisers have devised because they constrict her teaching style...
     她反对政府顾问设计的考试，因为这些考试限制了她的教学风格。
  2. Men and women alike have been constricted by traditional sexual roles.
     男性和女性同样受到传统性别角色的束缚。

双语例句

• A cool bath or shower should help you feel more comfortable as it constricts the blood vessels.
  洗个冷水澡可以让你感觉更舒服因为可以收缩血管。
• For example, one person called to report the outbreak of a contagious disease that constricts breathing.
  例如，一个人打电话举报一些突发的窒息性传染病。
• Overrunning clutch is a weak link in transmission chain of pulse-type stepless transmission and constricts directly the ability of transferring capacity.
  超越离合器是脉动无级变速器传动链中的最薄弱环节，直接制约了脉动无级变速器的传动能力。
• The vaccine is designed to prompt the immune system to produce antibodies against the hormone angiotensin, which constricts blood vessels and raises blood pressure.
  这种疫苗被设计用于促进免疫系统制造血管紧缩素的抗体，血管紧缩素能够收缩血管增加血压。
• Note: In some cases this won't work because bending constricts the flow of urine too much.
  注：在某些情况下不工作，因为弯曲会阻碍尿液流不太多。
• Fear of crime constricts many people's lives.
  对犯罪行为的恐惧约束着许多人的生活。
• They found that procyanidins suppress production of a protein called endothelin-1 that constricts blood vessels.
  他们发现前氰定抑制称为内皮素-1的蛋白质的产生，其能够使血管收缩。
• When they're in the spotlight, everything, including vocal chords, constricts.
  他们身处聚光灯下的时候，包括声带在内的所有部位都会收紧。
• These drugs reduce blood pressure by blocking an enzyme that converts angiotensin to an active form that constricts blood vessels.
  这些药物通过拦阻激活血管紧张肽的酶降低血压。血管紧张肽造成血管收缩。
• The cold constricts the blood vessels, immediately reducing puffiness.
  冷能收缩血管，立即减少浮肿。